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aims to create 4 Digi-SUSTEACH centers that build capacity at universities to teach Sustainable and Circular Economy (SACE) to new career faculty, students, and early-stage professionals. The goal is to develop a workforce with the knowledge and skills on SACE for better business and environment.

Asian industrial economies that face a shortage of expertise in the SACE sector will benefit from this. Part of Asia is already industrialized and needs capacity building. The ’China plus one’ strategy by foreign businesses consider India and Thailand as viable industrializing options, thus these countries need attention on skilled labor to transition into circular economies to meet global and national sustainability agenda. In 2015, many European countries, such as Finland, the Netherlands, and Austria, have dedicated significant resources to SACE knowledge development. KODECET uses this knowledge from European universities for capacity building in Asia.

Creating high scale and impact, 2 universities each in India and Thailand will have total of 4 ’digital centres, Digi-SUSTEACH’ under KODECET with open-source courses in SACE helping to improve job opportunities and skill development. Digi-SUSTEACH will develop 3 courses with full delivery materials in booklet and videos format, train 20 faculty members on a didactics manual and training material kit, enroll 120 students in courses and organize HACKTHON with 80 registrations, which will connect universities and businesses. Multiplying its reach, the centre will disseminate this knowledge to other universities, colleges, and businesses.

By building capacity in universities and training future manpower, the project addresses knowledge gaps and develops academia-business network in the SACE domain in 2 countries. EU universities develop an ecosystem understanding and build capabilities to better deal with global sustainability issues by collaborating with Asian counterparts.

Activities (36 months):

• Phase I: Conduct a comparative analysis of the current level of circular
  economy awareness and education in India and Thailand. Develop a
  manual on best practices.
• Phase II: Capacity building through training on HE didactics for teaching
  circular economy models, training for graduate students, and training for
  business employees.
• Phase III: Development and implementation of circular economy hubs in
  India and Thailand. These hubs will provide teaching and didactical advice
  and serve as an introduction to the circular business model.
• Phase IV: Organize conferences and hackathons to build brand awareness
  for the digital centers, ensuring continuation of activities post KODECET.

List of Partners:

• Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥, Finland (Project Coordinator)
• FH Joanneum Gesellschaft MBH, Austria
• Birla Academy of Art and Culture, India
• Nirma University, India
• Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
• Payap University, Thailand

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